What Car Did You Drive in the 70's
Leroy L Wolff
of our memories. Me, I drove a 1969 Plymouth RoadRunner convertible. I
bought it used for 1,000 dollars in 1975. And I had it all fixed up for
another 3,000. It was red with black stripes down the hood and a black
top. I put in one of those cassette tape decks that mounted under the dash,
and must have weighed a ton. I think my favorite tape to listen to back then
in the car was "Mississippi Queen" on the "Best of Mountain" tape.
I had just gotten out of the Army so I let my hair grow long and I went
on a trip to California. Giving other young people with similar hair styles
rides along the way. I really had fun in those years!
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David Base
Wolff) wrote:
> I think the type of car we drove back then is relevant because it is part
> of our memories.
Yeah, I drove my dad's '72 Ford Maverick, bought new for like $2000. It
was somewhat overpowered for a small car, three speeds, shifter on the
steering column, stiff clutch pedal. Sort of a lemon yellow/lime green
color. My parents also had a '70 Ford LTD, which was a great car. Later I
had a '73 Chevy Kingswood station wagon. That car was huge. It was more
than a boat, it was a ship. I used to be able to drive, hold a beer
between my legs, smoke a cigarette, change the tape, and pass around a
joint all at the same time. But I was so much older then, I'm younger than
that now.
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Matt Radack
I wasn' born until 1974, so I didn't stard driving until 1991. However, I
did drive a 1978 Chevy Malibu Classic for a few years. I come from an
upper-middle class Boston suburb and I guess I got spoiled on everything
except the car growing up. My parents made me buy it myself, AND told me
I couldn't spend more than $1000. SO I found that baby for $800. I
always made fun of "The 'Bu" and so did my friends, but deep down inside,
I still love that car! I have some pictures of it in my album.
I've always wanted a 1970 Pontiac GTO.
Matt
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exterior, black interior and black vinyl roof. Got real hot in the summer
(this was Houston), so with the a/c on, I was down to maybe 5 mpg.
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Lew Bernstein
I drove my mom's '69 Chevy Impala four-door coupe. It had a 350 ci engine
developing 300 horsepower, and could go like hell. Also a big bench seat,
nice big steering wheel, lots of room, etc. The perfect car to cruise in,
do bowls with friends, go on dates, etc. First time I ever took a girl
out on a date, we went to see "Jaws" at the 309 Drive-In in Montgomeryville,
PA...that big bench seat came in very handy.
I also drive my dad's '76 Cadillac Sedan DeVille four-door sedan...light blue
with a white vinyl roof. It had a 500 ci engine, (that's 8.2 liters, I think...the biggest piece of Detroit iron in any American production car), developing
God-knows-what horsepower. Power everything...excellent radio...nice and
high off the ground...long wheelbase...and that incredible power.
Me and my sister and our friends called my mom's '69 Chevy The Battleship,
and the '76 Caddy was known as The Starship, in which I made it from the
Spectrum in South Philadelphia back to my neighborhood in Cheltenham in
11 minutes one night after a Van Morrison concert.
In 1985, living in Herkimer, NY, I bought a '78 Mercury Cougar XR-7, with
a 351 ci Windsor engine, and a bench seat in front, and a great stereo.
I beefed up the suspension, got some performance tires, and was in driving
heaven for a few years. Selling it was the biggest mistake I ever made.
The '87 Ford Tempo I'm driving now just doesn't make it.
Lew
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: I think the type of car we drove back then is relevant because it is part
I drove a Buick Skylark Station Wagon my mom owned and then gave me.
I bought and owned a 1979 Trans Am; 403 (6.6 liter).
TB (toyboy - It is my wife's nickname for me.)
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>I had a '73 Chevy Kingswood station wagon. That car was huge. It was more
>than a boat, it was a ship. I used to be able to drive, hold a beer
>between my legs, smoke a cigarette, change the tape, and pass around a
>joint all at the same time.
Yow! Does this remind me . . .
I had a '65 Ford Country Sedan stationwagon that was called Tarkus by
all who rode in it. It had the third, fold-down seat in the back so
you could comfortably ride 12 people - yes, I always considered
having a cutie sit on my lap to be comfortable.
Anyway, that was when Ford, for some reason, was galvanizing the sheet
metal of these autos. The result was that the paint peeled off in huge
sheets, leaving a car that looked like a water pail. It was continually
filled with empty beer & coke cans, trash of all sorts, shoes, dirty
clothes and such. Everytime we hit a bump the trash rattling around made
a sound we called "junk shake". Once a buddy dropped a lit cigarette
onto the floor and all the trash caught fire. We had to bail out and then
stand next to the road, throwing out burning junk.
In those days of 25-cent-per-gallon gas, everybody would throw in a
quarter and we would ride around all night, throwing bottles at stop
signs, mooning people at traffic lights, and indulging in other redneck
entertainments.
It had 240,000 miles on it when it finally died. It had hauled uncounted
numbers of teens to the beach thousands of times, carried band equipment
to dozens of sleazy bars, and in general been a great car. We burned
it in a great bonfire after a party we had to send me off to college.
A Viking funeral, more or less.
> But I was so much older then, I'm younger than
>that now.
Aren't we all?
Strayhorn
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with a 200 c.i. 6. It was a performance dog but looked fairly good. I had 3
cars within a year and a half-- the other two were a Dk. olive green '71
Firebird with a 350 V8 (ugly but fast-at 70 mph it seemed like it was
barely moving) and a dark brown '72 Monte Carlo 'without' a vinyl top (a
sharp looking car). Had it until spring of '84 when it died.
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White with a black top and red vinyl interior. Pretty damn
sporty if you ask me.
However, the essential '70s automobile has to be the Ford Pinto.
Second place would be the Gremlin. Brrr!!
Marty
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1973 Mercury Montego...now there was a boat!!!
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>In article <Cz8JL...@cruzio.com> ko...@cruzio.com writes:
>>However, the essential '70s automobile has to be the Ford Pinto.
>>Second place would be the Gremlin. Brrr!!
>the grem--growing up in the 70's in kenosha wisconsin, home of the gremlin.
>what fond memories that brings back.
>let us not forget those other wonderful american motors cars of the 70's, the
>javelin and the ambassador. any others?
Don't forget my favorite: the Matador
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> In article <3a0foc$2...@news.duke.edu>, k...@acpub.duke.edu (Ken Strayhorn
> Jr.) wrote:
> 1973 Mercury Montego...now there was a boat!!!
And a half! I remember going to see "Rainbow Bridge" at the
midnight movies with eleven of my closest personal friends
in my mom's Montego.
Can't do that now in my Honda Prelude.
Jeff Foehringer
My first car, in 1979, was a 1970 Chevy Chevelle Malibu. Two-door,
vinyl top, turquoise-blue, V-8 engine.
I miss that car. It was the car in which I first learned to drive,
where I necked with my first girlfriend, and it was my group's official
transportation for two years until someone else learned how to drive.
Of course, I'm still driving a 70's car. Now I have a 1979 Chrystler
LeBaron. Some day, I'll have a car from the 80's.:-)
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Leroy L Wolff
: >Second place would be the Gremlin. Brrr!!
: the grem--growing up in the 70's in kenosha wisconsin, home of the gremlin.
: what fond memories that brings back.
: let us not forget those other wonderful american motors cars of the 70's, the
: javelin and the ambassador. any others?
How could you forget the Pacer!!!???? Looked like an egg or something
from another planet. Wish I had the money to buy a Pacer , one in good
shape. Would also need a place to store it. I think comedians had a lot
of fun with the Pacer. Now they pick on the Chevette.
How about the Matador? I think that was a good looking car.
Have a Nice Day .. Hippie Chick
Charisse Wilburn
my family had a shit brown hornet and i remember that the roof of the car
(on the inside) started to flake and it had beige interior and if you
accidently hit your head on the top of the car, which was a regular
occurence for family b/c we're tall, that you'd get all of these beige
flakes in your hair and it would look like you had a major case of dandruff!!
until next time...
Charisse
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